Balzac & Gustave Doré - Les Contes Drolatiques - 1867

Beautifully illustrated edition by Gustave Doré of this collection of humorous and satirical short stories, inspired by the Middle Ages and the Renaissance -

From Balzac, the great novelist of the Human Comedy, there he unfolds his imagination and learning, inventing vivid characters, comical situations, delectable dialogues, all in an archaic and burlesque style -

This book, published by Garnier Frères, is illustrated with 425 drawings by Gustave Doré, the famous artist who illustrated the works of Rabelais, Dante or Cervantes -

These illustrations, full of whimsy and finesse, are a véritable masterwork, which add to the charm and humor of the tales -

From Balzac - The Droll Tales Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine - Garnier Frères
xxxi + (3) + 665 pages -

Good condition of the binding, work in its full red percaline publisher’s binding, scuffing, hole on the first board, visible stains, red edges, gilt titling, smooth spine adorned with gilded drawings, floral motifs stamped in blind around the boards -

Good interior condition, foxing visible, pretty headbands, work illustrated with 425 beautiful drawings by Gustave Doré interleaved in the text, fresh text, title page engraved -

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